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I was a litle skeptical at first doing this since my portfolio still doesn't reach the quality I'd like to obtain in the future, after all I strive to be an equal to the ones I enjoy seeing art from. However I've noticed some mental development over time and asked myself questions. Part of my last art block was mainly caused by the fact only 2 people really commissioned me almost monthly, with one in particular heavily craving NSFW art. While I appreciate the interest from customers to receive art from me and it feels great to earn something from my hobbies, I've noticed that despite having an interest in such art myself, it drains me heavily actually producing it. May it be the core features what makes it NSFW or poses being pretty much always the same, it rather makes me grow more distant from it the more I draw. Another issue that comes around with NSFW art is that it needs to always be excluded from my portfolio, therefore I really don't want to spend as much energy perfecting

For a while I chased te dream of making my very own cards in the future. With this journal I'd like to announce that the dream has finally come true. I obtained a good inkjet printer, high quality photo paper, figured out a good base to print my pieces on, paper cutter, corner rounder, sprayglue, holographic foil and premade sheets to get the right sizes. [DEVIATION] With a few settings and preparation work, I edited 2 of my already existing posters and made 2 major changes. The headline for the characters name now has an additional outline so they're easier to read. Also the signature will now stay black (at least for the foiled pieces), but I plan on signing the posters myself after finishing them. To apply foil to these posters, more work has to be done, mostly in the department of buying a laserprinter to create an additional surface, so foil can be laminated on top. Until I own the printer myself, the next best thing is to simulate the shimmering outlines etc. like I did with

[DEVIATION] I'd like to share my biggest gratitude to all of you who have helped me reaching this milestone. Although I would've never managed to reach 100 favourites on this piece from last year without my recent purchase of DeviantArt CORE Pro+ membership, it still baffles me how much of a difference the promotion feature can make. It proves regardless of what everyone outside this platform says, it still grants someone far more options to grow than anywhere else, may it be Twitter, Bluesky, FurAffinity or other platforms. I want to say hello to everybody who found my page through this image and decided to watch. Even though pushing artworks like these isn't possible anymore due to my job and other hobbies eating the majority of my time, I hope everyone of you can enjoy the other cool artworks and fun little side projects I have in stock. In the near future whenever a new event drops by a group and a personal invitation enters my direct messages, I'll make sure to deliver.